Employment Law Services
Understanding Employment Law Services
Navigating the complexities of employment law can feel overwhelming, especially when facing workplace challenges. We understand the stress and uncertainty that employment issues can bring. Our employment law team is here to provide clear, expert advice and support, ensuring your rights are protected at every step.
Importance of Employment Law
Employment law is essential because it governs the relationship between employers and employees, ensuring fair treatment and protection of employment rights. This set of legal rules, regulations, and statutes aims to create a balanced working environment. Changes to legislation, such as amendments to the Equality Act 2010, highlight the ever-changing nature of employment law.
Employment Law Issues
Several employment law issues can arise in the workplace. These issues can include scenarios such as:
- Constructive dismissal occurs when an employer’s actions force an employee to resign.
- Unfair dismissal occurs when an employee is terminated without fair cause.
Redundancy situations require employers to follow specific procedures to ensure fairness, regardless of whether the reason is based on age, race, gender, or disability. Harassment and whistleblowing are also essential aspects of employment law. A breach of an employment contract and restrictive covenants can lead to complicated disputes, demanding expert advice from an employment lawyer.
Our Employment Law Team
We take pride in our dedicated employment law team. Each employment lawyer is a specialist in his or her field, ready to provide comprehensive employment law advice. We have a team of specialist employment lawyers with a wide range of backgrounds to ensure inclusive and understanding support.
Why Choose Our Employment Lawyers?
Choosing the right employment lawyer is crucial. Our team of employment lawyers boasts a diverse range of backgrounds, coming from various communities, enabling them to provide inclusive and tailored support. They foster an environment of understanding and empathy for those seeking guidance on discrimination claims. We provide specialist advice on harassment, occupational stress and related employment claims. The practice is renowned for its experience in handling high-profile discrimination cases, pursuing them tenaciously and ‘with complete commitment to its clients’. Particular areas of strength are advising on disability, sexual harassment and race discrimination claims.
Employment Law Services We Offer
Legal Advice on Employment Contracts
Our employment law firm provides specialist legal advice on employment contracts, ensuring both employers and employees understand their rights and obligations:
Mandatory Health and Safety Policy: Required if your business employs more than five people, outlining procedures to ensure a safe working environment.
Disciplinary and Dismissal Policy: Sets out procedures for handling disciplinary issues and the termination of employment contracts fairly and consistently.
Grievance Policy: Provides a framework for employees to raise concerns or complaints about their work, ensuring they are addressed promptly and fairly.
Areas of Expertise include: service agreements, consultancy arrangements, share options & termination settlements. They advise on employment issues arising from company mergers, sales & acquisitions.
Guidance on Redundancy and Dismissal
When facing redundancy or dismissal, it is crucial to seek expert advice from an employment lawyer to ensure the process is handled fairly and legally.
Engage in a meaningful redundancy consultation process with affected employees and their representatives. Suppose you plan to make 20 or more employees redundant within 90 days at a single establishment. In that case, you must engage in collective consultation with trade union representatives (where there is a formal recognition agreement in place) or elected employee representatives. Conduct individual consultations with affected employees. Please provide them with information about the reasons for the redundancies, selection criteria, and potential alternative employment within the organisation. Ensure that the criteria used for selecting employees for redundancy are fair, objective, and non-discriminatory. Standard criteria include skills, experience, performance, and attendance.
Support in Discrimination Cases
Discrimination in the workplace is unacceptable. It can cover age, race, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and disability. Ensure you foster an environment of understanding and empathy for those seeking guidance on discrimination claims. We provide you with expert advice on all aspects of employment law, including employment claims, offering guidance on your legal options and helping you to achieve a fair outcome.
Frequently Asked Questions
If you believe you have been unfairly dismissed, it is essential to understand your employment rights. If you have been employed for a qualifying period (usually two years), you are generally protected from unfair dismissal. New proposals aim to extend this protection to include workers and eliminate the qualifying service requirement. To fairly dismiss an employee, an employer must demonstrate that the primary reason for dismissal falls under one of five potentially fair categories outlined in the Employment Rights Act 1996. These categories include lack of capability, conduct issues, genuine redundancy, statutory contravention, or some other substantial reason.
Settlement agreements are a standard method for resolving employment disputes, providing a structured way to conclude employment matters. These agreements usually involve a financial payment in exchange for waiving employment claims against the employer. Our employment law team can provide comprehensive employment law advice, guiding you through the negotiation process and ensuring your interests are protected.
How We Can Help You
Personalised Legal Support
We recognise that every employment issue is unique, and we have a diverse range of backgrounds, reflecting the communities we serve. This enables us to provide inclusive and tailored support, ensuring you receive employment law advice that meets your needs. You will work with us collaboratively to provide expert advice. We understand that employment situations differ, and as a result, we offer personalised advice and guidance tailored to your specific needs.
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